TSTO Fragen und Diskussionen

[Kompetenzarmut]

Ist zwar schon etwas her, aber ich glaube die kommen mit der Abrissbirne. Oder du hast sie sogar schon im Inventar. Kommen aber sonst noch, Holger, auch wenn sie so auf den Vorschaubildern nicht zu sehen sind.

 

[hhp4]

Die Abrissbirne habe ich erst zur Hälfte erspielt.
Im Inventar habe ich bisher nur die vier Teile gefunden.
Dann kommen die wohl erst später.
Danke für die Info.

 

[watercube]

Alle Parkteile kommen mit dem zweiten Preis. Ihr müssz die im Inventar suchen!

 

[hhp4]

Danke für die Information.
Ich hatte bisher in den Einzelrubriken gesucht, und die Parkteile nicht gefunden.
Heute habe ich daher in der Hauptansicht allles durchsucht, und die Parkteile dort gefunden.
Mitunter werden Sachen nur dort angezeigt.

 

[Avenue1972]

Parkteile? Abrissbirne?

 

[hhp4]

Das sind die einzelenen Parkteile, die man für 40 Millionen Geld erspielen kann.

Die Abrissbirne ist dann der nächste Preis für 80 Millionen Geld.

Findet man über das Symbol oben rechts, wo man auch die Tagesaufgaben hat.

 

[Cyclotron]

Und was meint Ihr, geht es morgen Abend mit etwas Neuem los? Halloween?

 

[mogli@home]

Hmm.
Hello Wien ging immer in der ersten Oktoberwoche los. Ich tippe auf ein kleines Minievent.

 

[TT296]

Ich denke auch, dass es erst nächste Woche losgeht. Auch wenn die Meisten längst mit dem aktuellen Minievent durch sind, so läuft es doch noch bis morgen früh. Und es war schon ein wenig verwunderlich, dass es sich nahtlos an das Homerpalooza-Event anschloss. Jetzt ne Woche Pause und dann 6 Wochen lang Treehouse of Horror XXVIII.

 

[mogli@home]

Wann hatten wir das letzte Mal eine Woche Pause? Ich kann mich, glaube ich, nicht mehr daran erinnern...

 

[Cyclotron]

Aber noch ein Mini Event? Da würde ich auch fast eher auf eine Woche Pause tippen.

 

[mogli@home]

OK, vieleicht kein Minievent. Aber so ein Tie-in oder so etwas.
Aber ich denke am Mittwoch wissen wir mehr..

 

[TT296]

Vor Homerpalooza war doch auch ne Woche Pause, oder irre ich mich da? Aktuell pausiere ich auch schon über ne Woche. Das aktuelle Mini-Event ging ja recht fix.

 

[hhp4]

Die längste Pause war mal zwischen einem Halloween Event und Weihnachten;
das waren damals 3 Wochen!
Aber es gibt schon lange immer wieder Kleinigkeiten zwischendurch.
Wenn es kein Minievent/Microevent ist, wird es ein Tie-In für eine aktuelle
Simpsons Folge sein.
Nächste Woche wird dann wohl das Licht abgedunkelt in Springfield;
die Bäume verlieren die Blätter; unheimliche Hintergrundmusik; ...
yeah Halloweenevent.
Also gönnen wir uns noch etwas Vorfreude.

 

[I30R6]

So kann man es etwas ruhiger angehen , Geld und sonstiges Zeug farmen


I30R6

 

[aixbrick]

Soweit ich weiß, kann man ab dem 28.09. einige der alten Mini-Events (zu Ende) spielen.

 

[cuarenta2]

Ich hab heute massive Probleme reinzukommen. Wenn ich mal drin bin, fliege ich recht schnell wieder raus.

 

[hhp4]

The Simpsons Springfield aktuelle Störungen und Probleme | Alle Störungen

Allgemein werden keine Störungen bei TSTO zur Zeit angezeigt.

 

[Bina_89]

Hier gibt es eine deutsche Übersetzung: TSTO Fragen und Diskussionen

Leute, auf tstoaddicts hat die Bloggerin einen wahnsinnig ehrlichen und absolut zutreffenden Beitrag geschrieben und ich möchte diesen hier mit euch teilen (ich hoffe, alle verstehen Englisch). Es spricht wohl zu 90% allen Spieler aus der Seele...!!

Make TSTO Events Great Again

Dear TSTO,

We need to talk. Lately, I feel like we’ve lost that lovin’ feeling. It’s totally not me…it’s you. I try and try to bring that feeling back, but time and time again you just disappoint me.

What happened to the way things used to be? You’ve tried over the last couple of years to fix something that wasn’t broken, and instead, you broke what was already great. You used to be cutting edge in mobile gaming, doing things no other game was doing. Now you’re stuck in a rut and I’m not the only one noticing.

Day after day, event after event, I see other players say you’re losing their interest. They’re grinding for the sake of grinding, and not because it’s fun. They too have lost that lovin’ feeling. That excitement and joy that made them come back for more, over and over again. They’re missing what made them Addicts in the first place. And it needs to be fixed, pronto, or I’m afraid TSTO will lose players faster than that other mobile game has.

I get it, this game is over 5 years old. It’s had a long life and maybe you’re running out of ideas. But, the best thing about TSTO is it’s based on the best show. So running out of ideas isn’t an option. You have 28 full seasons of The Simpsons to work with. And unlike some of those other games, by that other miniature company, The Simpsons is actually funny (and doesn’t rely solely on “fart jokes” for a laugh) and has never been canceled. So really, running out of ideas isn’t an option. If we’re still watching a show after nearly 30 years, clearly you should still be able to hold our interest after only 5 years.

Don’t worry, this isn’t a “Dear John” letter. I’m not breaking up with you. No, this is a “let’s fix things so we can get back that lovin’ feeling” letter. So what follows is a list of 10 simple changes you can implement to make TSTO Events great again. (when it comes to those mini-events I actually think you’re doing a great job) So let’s get to it…

Let’s start with the easiest first…

#1 Make Major Events Shorter

While I know you tried to keep things fresh with the 3 act method by introducing a new act/items every 2 weeks, it’s getting boring. Too often events are exactly the same for each act and by week 4 everyone is done and bored out of their minds.

When an event first hits everyone is super excited. They can’t wait for what’s next and what they’ll uncover as they play. But when an event is 6 weeks long you overplay that excitement hand, and in the end, players become so sick of the event itself they just want it out of their games.

If you limit events to 4 weeks you should be able to end this “just get it over with” drama everyone experiences by weeks 5 and 6.

#2 Hide the Game Files

I know this one isn’t going to make me popular with A LOT of players, or fellow bloggers, but I honestly think that if you hide the game files better for later stages of an event. If players don’t know what’s coming for Acts 2 and 3 it’ll build a lot more excitement. When you can go to other sites and see exactly what’s coming and how it’s implemented it takes away the fun and excitement of what’s coming next. It makes you feel stale, instead of fresh and new.

Some of the best TSTO conversations are over speculating what’s coming next. Everyone loves the app store update teasers that come out when an event is removed that potentially teases what’s coming next. So try that instead of releasing the game files in advance.

However, still keep the in-game character collection teasers. Those are fun.

Side note: Yes, I know a lot of you players will yell at me for this one. I use the files too…but I really think this would make TSTO fun. If the files are hidden until the Act is released at least there’s an element of surprise for everyone.

#3 Bring Back the Old Way of Doing the Prize Track (Summer 2014 and earlier), 1 Prize Track for the whole
event.



This was fun because you had an entire event to work on the overall prize goals. It was fair to new players and old. Also, allowed for players to miss a day without worrying they were going to get screwed by the Act Timer.

What’s happening now with the stagged prize track (Acts) some players aren’t unlocking everything by the end of Act 1 (typically because they started late due to a delay in the app store) and others spend a week of each act twiddling their thumbs because they finished each track early. By bringing back the 1 prize track you’ll put everyone on an even playing field, prevent the thumb twiddling and give players an incentive to keep tapping until the very end.

#4 Bring Back Community Prizes and not in the half-assed way they were done for Tap Ball. The REAL Community Prizes we saw during Halloween and Christmas 2013.



There’s not much else to say about these other than they were awesome. Kept everyone tapping with a specific Community Goal in mind. Everyone worked together to unlock prizes as a group. It was fun and it kept players engaged.

#5 Better Neighbor Interaction

In the past, we were able to do things like egg a neighbor’s brown house or TP their elementary school. Now we just tap and run. Really, it’s gotten to a point where visiting neighbors is almost pointless.

TSTO is different than other games BECAUSE of the neighbor actions. It’s what has allowed for the community feeling in TSTO. Those other games, from that miniature company, don’t allow for neighbors to interact the same way. Visiting neighbors in those games, if you can visit them, literally means nothing. In TSTO it used to mean a great deal. For Halloween 2013 you could possess their buildings and they’d earn Goo. For Christmas 2013 you could leave them presents for more event currency.

Make Neighbor’s important again. Bring back fun ways to interact, like leaving gifts (that are easy to find…some of the stuff recently has had a timer and has been difficult to find. I’m talking about you, stupid lawyers). In today’s world, we could use to be closer to our neighbors, not further apart.

#6 Get Rid of Crafting, Instead Leave the Craftables in the Store for In-Game Cash

Let’s face it, crafting is annoying and in-game cash is becoming useless. Eliminate crafting and put the items you would have had as craftables back in the store available for in-game cash. That’s a win-win for everyone. Craftables go away, cash becomes relevant again and you (TSTO) may get some cold hard cash back from actual donut purchases, as players decide if they should spend in-game cash on items or donut farming.

#7 Bring Back Hidden Easter Eggs

Finding free donuts in TSTO because of a hidden Easter Egg is a blast. We’ve had a few during events in the past…during Halloween 2013 there were donuts rewarding for correctly guessing who should confess, during Stoneutters they were awarded for tapping the Stonecutter table 10 times while the appropriate Stonecutters were signing and there have been others. This has always been a fun scavenger hunt way to get players engaged in various things while playing an event.

#8 Bring Back Riddles/Puzzles To Unlock Bonus Prizes (ala Stonecutters)

This was one of the coolest things you ever did, answer a riddle (by sending a character on a task) to unlock bonus prizes.

Bring this back. Players really loved it and still talk about how awesome it was today.

#9 Bring Back Characters Being Posessed/Attacked/Zombie’d etc by Neighbors When You’re Away From Your Town



These were great. For various Halloween events, characters would get bitten by Zombies (2012), possessed by ghosts (2013) or attacked by an alien (2014)…while you only did these for Halloween somewhere along the line you stopped. Bring them back.

Oh, and while you’re at it…bring back trick or treating costumes…





#10 A Search Feature In Inventory AND A Way to Delete/Sell All Items In Inventory

Let’s face it, we’ve been together a LONG time. So naturally, we’ve accumulated a lot of stuff from our adventures together. Who could forget those pink fountains or that construction yard or even that larger than life gingerbread mansion?

We’ve had a lot of great memories over the years and I love the memories we’ve made, but they’re just that memories to me. Some items are better off as memories than features in my Springfield. It would be great if there was a way to sell of some of those old items to keep my inventory down. So when I look for items I really need that I’ve stored away, like those special fences or trees, I can quickly find them. Of course, a search feature (where you can type in what item you’re looking for, not physically scan for it) would be handy for this as well. If I can’t have both, I’ll take either.

Ok those last two aren’t event Specific…but hey you really need to tidy yourself up and look presentable, so when I introduce you to my parents they don’t think you’re a scrub.

While I know I’m no expert in mobile games or video games in general for that matter, I have been playing TSTO for nearly its entire lifespan. I’ve seen many events come and go, good ideas come and leave and bad ideas come and stay. I’ve also been running this site for a long time, listening to players on a daily basis, so I think I have a good finger on the pulse of the TSTO Community. And even if you don’t think so, I had loads of readers write in with their ideas to make things better…so if you won’t listen to me at least listen to them.

In short, I love you, TSTO. I’ve loved you ever since I found my first donut in the trash, way back in 2012. This community loves you. We all want you to stick around for a long, long time. Hopefully, we’ve given you some ideas to freshen yourself up and bring back that lovin’ feeling between all of us.

This community loves you. We all want you to stick around for a long, long time. Hopefully, we’ve given you some ideas to freshen yourself up and bring back that lovin’ feeling between all of us.

-Alissa

P.S. If you bring Sarah Wiggum into Springfield (Ralph really needs his mom) and FINALLY introduce the World’s Largest toilet…that would go a long way with me as well. #justsaying

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Ich kann eigentlich jeden Punkt davon doppelt und dreifach unterschreiben!!! (Vorallem Punkt 9 als Hallowenn-Event-Fan :blushing. Punkt 10 wäre der absolute Hammer! Bei hunderten von Objekten im Inventar ist es mühsam, wenn sich das Objekt der Begierde ganz zuhinterst befindet ...

Was haltet ihr davon? Gibt es Punkte die dringend zu ergänzen wären?

 

[katersalatohr]

Mir würde ein besseres System zur Personenbeschäftigung gefallen.
Bei mittlerweile ca. 270 Mann sind immer wieder welche dabei, die gewisse Zeiten nicht haben (Leopold und 4h, Roboburns und Smitherdog nur zusammen 4h, usw.), von den überaus lästigen Flugobjekten mal ganz ab.
Es wäre m.E. cool, wenn man Personen in feste Gruppen einteilen und dort mit einem Klick beschäftigen könnte. "Sende alle Stonecutters 4h auf Geheimtreffen" z.B.
Gern auch mit freien Gruppen, die der Spieler bestimmen kann.

Vor lauter Nebenfiguren scrollt man ja minutenlang durch das Rathaus, genau wie mit den Inventar-Einträgen.
Warum manches da alphabetisch ist und manches nicht, werde ich nie begreifen.

Ansonsten: Ich unterschreib das oben gesagte auch.
Mein erstes Ostern, mit "bist du Team Blau oder Team Rosa?", herrlich.
Mittlerweile macht man kaum FL-Besuche, genau wie KL, weil es einfach lästig ist, nix bringt und lange dauert.